Akros on joel ban: "Zero chance" of a false-positive

Embattled rifler Joel "⁠joel⁠" Holmlund has been dealt another blow as the Anti-Cheat service Akros has issued a statement to HLTV confirming that the ban issued to the Swede was not a false positive.

BC.Game was disqualified from the from CCT Season 2 Europe Series 7 earlier this week after Akros flagged joel and banned him from the game. The move comes directly after a recent Akros update. While the exact cheat was not named, a representative from Akros told HLTV that its features included ESP, Aimbot, and Triggerbot.

"Each feature has additional customization, for the aim assistance and triggerbot it can be customized to look more human-like and, if not configured poorly, would be completely invisible to the human eye. Not all features need to be used, for example, a player might only use the Triggerbot or only use the Aimbot or only use the ESP."

The cheat used was one that anyone can purchase and is meant specifically for "competitive play on third-party leagues," where it also advertises that it is undetectable by Akros. The cheat is a specific "bootkit" cheat that is launched prior to the operating system and can only be removed by restarting the OS.

In response to the ban, joel has denied the allegations of cheating in a statement provided to HLTV.

I know I have not cheated or planned to do so. I love to play the game. If I'm not playing CS2, I'm watching it to become better. To now have people doubting my legitimacy is the worst part. I've seen some people react to my demos; I don't mind if they look for something suspicious since everything I do in-game has its explanation. I've even seen some clips floating around that some say are "sus," while there are Teamspeak recordings of information being said that I react on.

What does hurt, though, is when people prematurely say I'm doing something suspicious in-game because they think I know where the enemy is in an unnatural way, saying I used radar hacks or any form of cheats, which is not true. Those that play with me in teams know that I have a vision of how to play the game, that I'm very vocal in-game, and that can easily be seen when talking to me about the game. There wouldn't be a reason for me to suddenly turn on cheats, but people don't look at it from different angles and just assume I'm a cheater. I've already proven myself on LAN, even though it was some time ago now, and I can replicate that performance.

Joel was unable to explain why Akros might have detected that he had cheated and claimed that it wouldn't make sense why he would cheat when he was just recently unbanned by the Esports Integrity Commission.

Makes no sense on why I would cheat now when I finally have received a chance to redeem myself. I am more driven than ever to play Counter-Strike and compete. My goal has been to reach the top level of the scene and thanks to all the resources I’ve been given in this team, it makes no sense for me to throw it all away by cheating.

joel plans to continue competing, but it is unclear if he will do so for BC.Game has stated they are also investigating the matter. At this time, the organization have stated that the "best course of action is that Joel will remain removed from the team."

Akros has said that the ban is permanent and joel will not be able to participate in any event which uses Akros Anti-Cheat.